31Extension to adjacent areas

##### 31 Extension to adjacent areas (1) Subject to subsection (2), this Act applies in relation to the adjacent areas of the States and eligible Territories as if references to Australia included references to those adjacent areas. (2) The application of this Act in relation to the adjacent areas of the States and eligible Territories extends only in relation to acts, matters and things touching, concerning, arising out of or connected with the exploration of, or the exploitation of the resources of, the continental shelf of Australia. (3) Without limiting subsection (2), the application of this Act in relation to the adjacent areas of the States and eligible Territories because of subsection (1) extends in relation to all acts done by or in relation to, and all matters, circumstances and things affecting, any person who is in the adjacent area of a State or eligible Territory for a reason touching, concerning, arising out of or connected with the exploration of, or the exploitation of the resources of, the continental shelf of Australia.